Vegan parents of malnourished toddler sentenced to 300 hours community service
by Australian Associated Press from on (#4NQ2X)
The girl was fed an exclusively vegan diet, and had severe physical and mental development issues
The Sydney parents of a severely malnourished baby girl have avoided jail and instead been sentenced to 300 hours community service.
The pair, who can't be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty in 2018 to failing to provide for a child, causing danger of serious injury. They were sentenced on Thursday to an 18-month intensive corrections order in Downing Centre district court.
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